Infant&#39;s chair



Nov. 22, 1949 F. E. DUCEY 2,489,084

INFANTS CHAIR Filed July 1, 1948 /0' dl lhb IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNE Y Patented Nov. 22, 1949 Claims.

This invention relates more particularly to a chairwhich is easily andquickly attachable to and/or detachable from a table or other article ofhousehold furniture.

One of the prime objects of the invention is to design an infants chairformed of relatively inexpensive, durable, light-weight materials, andwhich can be readily attached to a table without the use of brackets orother similar securing means.

A further object is to provide an infant's chair so designed andconstructed that it cannot be tipped over and thereby injure theoccupant, and which can be readily adjusted to suit the table or othersupport to which it is attached.

Another object is to design a practical, nontiltable infants chair foruse in homes, hotels, restaurants and similar establishments, which iscomfortable in use, which occupies a limited space when not in use, andwhich can be quickly and easily attached to any conventional design oftable or other support.

Still a further object is to design a chair which when in position,maintains the occupant of the chair at the proper height with relationto the face of the table, regardless of the height of the table orsupport on which it is mounted.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said inventionthen consists of the means hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and following descriptionsetting forth, in detail, certain means and one mode of carrying out theinvention, such disclosed means and mode illustrating, however, but oneof the various ways in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side-elevational view of my infant's chair, showing itattached to a conventional table which is shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top, plan view with the table omitted.

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the chair.

In the illustrative form herein shown, the chair comprises a U-shapedmain frame F, preferably formed of magnesium the legs 6 of which arespaced-apart, the rear ends being bent upwardly as at l, and thenceforwardly to form arms B, said arms overhanging the legs 6 toaccommodate a food tray (not shown). These arms 8 bear on the top faceof the table T when the chair is in position, and a resilient rubber pad9 is provided on the lower face of each arm, and contacts the face ofthe table to prevent slipping, marring or injury to the finish.

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A seat panel, ID, also formed of sheet, magp e;

lum pans t rearends c the fraffi m m '2 an id an beskf e s a es tivelyform the walls of the seat, these panels being preferably formed oflight-weight sheet metal so that the entire structure will be of minimumweight and easy to handle and position, and a channel shaped strip ofrubber R or the like covers the front edge of the panel I! I to form asmooth edge, etc.

The back member [2 is also turned as shown at I3 to form a smooth edgeat the top, these back and side panels being held in position by meansof rivets M or in any other similar manner.

One end of a resilient strap I5 is secured to the transversely disposedsection ll; of the main frame by means of bolts or rivets l1, said strapbeing folded to form spaced-apart sections l8 suitably bored andthreaded to accommodate the lower end of a threaded bracket member l9,and a vacuum cup C is mounted on the upper end thereof, for engagementwith the underside of the table T or other support to which the chair isattached, a wing nut 20 being provided on the threaded section of thesupport l9 and is adjustable to suit the height desired, the strap l5providing the desired resiliency.

The chair can be readily mounted on a table; it is merely necessary totilt the structure, moving the front end inwardly beneath the tableuntil the free ends of the arms 8 overhang the top face of the table. Itis then swung horizontally so that the resilient pads rest or bear onthe top face of the table, and the vacuum cup bears against the bottomsurface thereof, the vacuum cup and the bearing surfaces eliminatingnoise or marring of the contacting surfaces and preventing slippage orshifting of the chair with relation to the table.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that I have perfecteda very simple, practical, and economical, non-tiltable infants chairwhich can be readily and easily mounted on or removed from a table orother support.

What I claim is:

1. An infants chair of the class described, comprising a frame formedwith forwardly projecting legs, a vertically adjustable bracketconnected to said legs, a vacuum cup on the upper end of said bracketand adapted to bear against the lower face of a support, the oppositeend of the legs extending upwardly and thence horizontally to formoverhanging arms adapted to bear on the top face of the support at apoint spaced outwardly from the bearing point of the bracket,

and a seat and back respectively provided on said frame.

2. A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which a resilient means issecured to the leg structure, and in which the lower end of the bracketis adjustably mounted.

3. The chair construction defined in claim 1 in which a resilientS-shaped strap is secured to the forward end of the legs, and thebracket has upper and lower vertical portions ofiset horizontally andprovided with a vacuum cup on its upper end with its lower endadjustably connected to said strap.

4. In an infants chair of the class described, comprising -a main frameformed with forwardly projecting legs transversely connected at theirforward ends, the rear ends of said legs being turned upwardly andthence horizontally to form projecting arms, an S-shaped resilientmember attached to the transverse leg connecting section, havingvertical, horizontally offset sections adjustably mounted in saidS-shaped member and having a resilient suction member on the upper '4end thereof, and means for locking said bracket in set position withrelation to the resilient memher.

5. The combination as described in claim 4 in which resilient pads areprovided on the lower face of the overhanging arm members.

FRANCIS E. DUCEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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